Every so often, someone runs into a cartoon mystery. This time it’s New Yorker cartoonist, Tom Toro. Here’s Tom to explain: Calling all cartoon sleuths! There’s a mystery afoot. I managed to get my sticky paws on an original Rea Irvin drawing but I can’t figure out where it was published or what the caption is. Does anybody
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New Yorker Editor on “Where the Readers Are”; More Spills with Woodman & BEK
From The Guardian, this interesting interview with The New Yorker‘s current editor, David Remnick. A former New Yorker editor, Tina Brown, chimes in as well. [photo: Laura Barisonzi] note: in the paragraph excerpted below you’ll notice the mention of “Gadd” cartoons. The word should be “gag” It would be wrong to see the circulation success as the triumph of seriousness.
Read moreNew Yorker’s Special True Crime Reader of Writing & Cartoons
Just out, The New Yorker Reader: True Crime, an anthology of writing and cartoons with these 36 cartoonists represented: Charles Addams, Peter Arno, Charles Barsotti, Harry Bliss, David Borchart, Michael Crawford, Leo Cullum, Drew Dernavich,
Read moreBEK & Liana Finck at Williamstown Film Festival; Video: Marchetto on Good Day New York
Bruce Eric Kaplan and Liana Finck will appear October 16th at The Williamstown Film Festival. Some info here (scroll down to “On Screen, a revamped film festival”) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Marisa Acocella Marchetto was on Good Day NY this morning. See the video clip here.
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